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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Apr 28.
Published in final edited form as: Tetrahedron Lett. 2008 Apr 28;49(18):2999–3003. doi: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2008.02.174

Table 3.

Generation and Cyclization of Alkyl Radical 34 from Sulfone 28

Propagating Reagent Solvent Addition Time Yield of 36
Bu3SnH Toluene 3 h 36%
Bu3SnH Toluene 5 h 44%
Bu3SnH Benzene 8 h 35%
TTMSH Benzene Immediate 30
TTMSH Benzene 5 h A

a: Starting material 28 was recovered unchanged from this reaction